HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE March 21, 1994 8:34 A.M. TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 1, #000 - end. TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000 - end. TAPE HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000 - #194. CALL TO ORDER Co-Chair Larson called the House Finance Committee meeting to order at 8:34 A.M. PRESENT Co-Chair Larson Representative Hoffman Co-Chair MacLean Representative Martin Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Foster Representative Brown Representative Parnell Representative Grussendorf Representatives Therriault and Navarre were not present for the meeting. ALSO PRESENT Senator Randy Phillips; R. Ed Willis; R. Al Vezey; Bruce Ludwig, Alaska Public Employees Association (APEA), Juneau; Steve Larson, American Federation of State and County, Municipal Employees Association, Juneau; Nancy Bear Usera, Commissioner, Department of Administration; Art Snowden, Judicial Branch, Anchorage; Dennis Geilhouse, ASEA, Juneau; Richard Seward, (Testified via teleconference), Fairbanks; Shane Ruuttila, (Testified via teleconference), ASEA, Anchorage; Alaska Linck, (Testified via teleconference), Representing Self, Fairbanks; Bill Monroe, (Testified via teleconference), Mat-Su; Don Valesk, (Testified via teleconference), APEA, Fairbanks; Jenny Day Peterson, (Testified via teleconference), ASEA, Anchorage; Patrick Shier, (Testified via teleconference), State Employee, Fairbanks. SUMMARY WORK SESSION: STATE EMPLOYEES 40 HOUR WORK WEEK Chairman Larson provided members with a draft bill regarding state employees' 40 hour work week. The purpose of the hearing was to hear testimony regarding the issue. Co-Chair Larson advised that introduction of the proposed legislation is pending. 1 Tape 94-71, Side 1, #000 Nancy Bear Usera, Commissioner, Department of Administration Bruce Ludwig - APEA Dennis Gellhouse - ASEA Tape Change, HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000 Steve Larsen - American Federation of State and County, Municipal Employees Association, Fairbanks. Richard Seward - Fairbanks Shane Ruuttila - ASEA - Anchorage Alaska Linck - Self - Fairbanks Bill Monroe - Mat-Su Don Valesk - APEA - Anchorage Kathy Dietrich - ASEA - Anchorage Jenny Day Peterson - ASEA - Anchorage Patrick Shier - State Employee - Fairbanks Tape Change, HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000 Art Snowden - Judicial Branch - Anchorage Members Comments ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:15 A.M. HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE March 21, 1994 8:34 A.M. TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 1, #000 - end. TAPE HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000 - end. TAPE HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000 - #194. CALL TO ORDER Co-Chair Larson called the House Finance Committee meeting to order at 8:34 A.M. PRESENT Co-Chair Larson Representative Hoffman Co-Chair MacLean Representative Martin Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Foster Representative Brown Representative Parnell Representative Grussendorf Representatives Therriault and Navarre were not present for 2 the meeting. ALSO PRESENT Senator Randy Phillips; R. Ed Willis; R. Al Vezey; Bruce Ludwig, Alaska Public Employees Association (APEA), Juneau; Steve Larson, American Federation of State and County, Municipal Employees Association, Juneau; Nancy Bear Usera, Commissioner, Department of Administration; Art Snowden, Judicial Branch, Anchorage; Dennis Geilhouse, ASEA, Juneau; Richard Seward, (Testified via teleconference), Fairbanks; Shane Ruuttila, (Testified via teleconference), ASEA, Anchorage; Alaska Linck, (Testified via teleconference), Representing Self, Fairbanks; Bill Monroe, (Testified via teleconference), Mat-Su; Don Valesk, (Testified via teleconference), APEA, Fairbanks; Jenny Day Peterson, (Testified via teleconference), ASEA, Anchorage; Patrick Shier, (Testified via teleconference), State Employee, Fairbanks. SUMMARY WORK SESSION: STATE EMPLOYEES 40 HOUR WORK WEEK Chairman Larson provided members with a draft bill regarding state employees' 40 hour work week. The purpose of the hearing was to hear testimony regarding the issue. Co-Chair Larson advised that introduction of the proposed legislation is pending. Tape 94-71, Side 1, #000 Nancy Bear Usera, Commissioner, Department of Administration Bruce Ludwig - APEA Dennis Gellhouse - ASEA Tape Change, HFC 94 - 71, Side 2, #000 Steve Larsen - American Federation of State and County, Municipal Employees Association, Fairbanks. Richard Seward - Fairbanks Shane Ruuttila - ASEA - Anchorage Alaska Linck - Self - Fairbanks Bill Monroe - Mat-Su Don Valesk - APEA - Anchorage Kathy Dietrich - ASEA - Anchorage Jenny Day Peterson - ASEA - Anchorage Patrick Shier - State Employee - Fairbanks Tape Change, HFC 94 - 72, Side 1, #000 3 Art Snowden - Judicial Branch - Anchorage Members Comments ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:15 A.M. 4